Box Score Phoenix, AZ- The Firestorm played Ottawa AZ for the first time as GSAC foes and got the win in a battle to the end. Junior Shane Carney scored 26 points and Senior Callum Lawson added 23 in the 90-85 win.
- Game score: Arizona Christian - 90, OUAZ - 85
- Records: Arizona Christian - 20-5, 8-5 GSAC, OUAZ - 4-19, 1-12 GSAC
- NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 24, OUAZ - not ranked
- Location: Fultz Memorial Gym, Arizona Christian University, Phoenix, AZ
- Shane Carney - 26 points
- Callum Lawson - 23 points, 11 rebounds (10th double double)
- Al Burge - 17 points, 9 rebounds
- Terence Shelby, Jr. - 7 assists, 6 rebounds
- The Firestorm took an early lead and were up by as much as 17 in the first half
- OUAZ started the second half with a 13-2 run
- Tied at 84-84 with less than a minute left to play, Lawson hit a jumper to give ACU the lead for good
- ACU shot 50.8% from the field, 33.3% from three, and 75% for free throws
- There were 10 ties and six lead changes
Thoughts from Coach Rutter
"We didn't finish the half real strong and were careless with the ball to start the second half. We had a large lead that was erased pretty quickly."
"I thought we made real good decisions for most of the first half and played pretty well. Unfortunately, we got a little sloppy and Ottawa got rolling."
"With about eight minutes to go, I thought we buckled down defensively and got the stops we needed to hold them off. Every win is difficult in our conference and tonight was no exception."
Up Next
On Thursday, the Firestorm start their last homestand of the season playing Hope International (RV) at 7::30 pm.
